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LABRI - Field Research Assistant (Georgia)

Georgia · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$30k-$40kDetected 77 days ago

Research

About the role

Your findings will inform our strategy for future work in Georgia.
You will spend full days traveling to sites across major cities, talking to people, and piecing together how the battery trade works on the ground.
LABRI will cover all travel and fieldwork expenses, within pre-approved limits.

Visit junk shops, battery repair shops, scrap dealers, auto-electrical shops, retailers, and other relevant sites to observe and document how ULABs move through the supply chain.
The Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Initiative https://www.labrecyclinginitiative.com (LABRI) is an organization working to reduce lead poisoning caused by unsafe recycling of used lead-acid batteries (ULABs).

You know how to talk to people across very different settings - a mechanic's workshop, a scrap yard, an NGO office - and get useful, honest information out of those conversations.
You have good judgment about which information actually matters.
Experience in field research, community engagement, or investigative work that required building trust and gathering information in unstructured environments.
You are fluent in at least one major local language relevant to Georgia (e.g. Georgian).
You are based in or able to travel to major cities in Georgia.

$200-$350 (for 30-40 hours.)
Start Date: As soon as possible.
Expenses: Travel and meals covered by LABRI within pre-approved limits
Application Deadline: 25 April 2026 | Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Apply early for priority consideration.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed directly by LABRI.
We estimate that unsafe lead-acid battery recycling is responsible for around 350,000 deaths globally and more than USD 170 billion in productivity losses.

The application and screening process is managed by Health Progress Hub https://www.healthprogresshub.org on behalf of LABRI.
We partner with governments in low- and middle-income countries to design policies that ensure batteries are recycled safely in facilities with appropriate environmental and health protections.
We are working to put an end to this unseen but fully preventable environmental health crisis.

We are conducting exploratory research to understand how used lead-acid batteries are collected, traded, and processed in Georgia - particularly in the informal sector.

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